Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions
In Thriving in the Knowledge Age, John Falk and Beverly Sheppard argue that museums require a radically new business model to survive the transition into the knowledge age. Only by shifting towards more personalized and community-based learning experiences can museums reverse the declining attendance figures of the twenty-first century. Written to provide clear answers to fundamental questions about the purpose and goals of the museum of the future, this visionary book is a must-have for museum professionals and trustees.
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Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions
In Thriving in the Knowledge Age, John Falk and Beverly Sheppard argue that museums require a radically new business model to survive the transition into the knowledge age. Only by shifting towards more personalized and community-based learning experiences can museums reverse the declining attendance figures of the twenty-first century. Written to provide clear answers to fundamental questions about the purpose and goals of the museum of the future, this visionary book is a must-have for museum professionals and trustees.
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Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions

Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions

Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions

Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions

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In Thriving in the Knowledge Age, John Falk and Beverly Sheppard argue that museums require a radically new business model to survive the transition into the knowledge age. Only by shifting towards more personalized and community-based learning experiences can museums reverse the declining attendance figures of the twenty-first century. Written to provide clear answers to fundamental questions about the purpose and goals of the museum of the future, this visionary book is a must-have for museum professionals and trustees.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780759107588
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 03/30/2006
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 280
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

John Falk is internationally known for his investigations and writings about free-choice learning including Learning from Museums (AltaMira Press, 2000) and Lessons without Limit: How Free-Choice Learning is Transforming Education (AltaMira Press, 2002). Prior to founding and directing the Institute for Learning Innovation, he held several senior positions at the Smithsonian Institution including Director, Smithsonian Office of Educational Research and Associate Director, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Falk serves on the national board of the National Postal Museum, the editorial board of the journals Curator, Journal of Museum Education and Science Education, and is a member of several national advisory commissions.

Beverly Sheppard assumed the position of President and CEO of Old Sturbridge Village in June 2002. Sheppard is the author of two publications referred to widely in the museum field: Building Museum and School Partnerships and Museums, Libraries and the 21st Century Learner, both of which address the educational mission of museums and the strengthening of that mission through collaboration.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface
Part 2 I. Doing Business in a Knowledge Age
Chapter 3 1. A World in Transition
Chapter 4 2. Creating a New Business Model
Part 5 II. An Environmental Scan: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Chapter 6 3. Business in the Industrial Age
Chapter 7 4. The Brave New World of the Knowledge Age
Part 8 III. Building a Knowledge Age Business Model
Chapter 9 5. Experiences That Matter
Chapter 10 6. Understanding What's Important
Chapter 11 7. Being Community
Chapter 12 8. Attending to the Bottom Line
Part 13 IV. Implementing and Sustaining a Knowledge Age Business Model
Chapter 14 9. Strategic Decision-Making
Chapter 15 10. Putting It All Together: Thriving in the Knowledge Age
Chapter 16 References
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